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Carving or the Silverwnrc.

sIneh queer things happen constantly in
what is called Washington society" that ono
ceases to A,e Surprised at almost anything, no
matter now absurd or outrageous, that may
be told en- connection with its dongs. Tho
following lis az present going the roVnds of
the clubs: = certain hostess, the Lender of
one of the most exclusive sets here, gave n
handsome luncheon the other day. Near tho
plates of Grcsts There was pnt n s1lrcr salt
cellar of curious and artistic design Against
each salt cellar resssd the card bearing tho
name OF the guest. 1t so happened that tfs'so
salt cellars Were the gift of very dear
friend: in fact they had been presented to
tho hostess OH her wedding, day, and she
valued them accordingly, Imagine her dis
may and Indignation eskeM she saw one of the
guests otter admd,Ins dbe design, and evil
IDENTITY Supposipg from the card resting
against the salt seAar that 1T sy.as intended rs
Il favor take it mp and put it in hcr pocket
Worse than that most of the other guests,
not only one, followed her example. Tho
hostess was speeches. with slligalse- She
completely lost lacr presence of mind a pain
full silence en- SEED, arnh ah9 company parted
under the impression tAE their AostcSs had
suddenly been taken i'll When The doors had
closed upon the last guest the unfortunate
gvcr,o the feast foWnd upon counting GIcr
treasures that sske aaa only Two iefs" The
next dag came an explanation. ~ polite
n"te war received from q lady who had
been present saying she had neglected to take
hcr favor, mentioning it., and asking the
hostess to kindly send it. 1t was SENT
Washington Cor. New York Tribune
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sTATESMeN'S AUTOGRAPHS.
Pocket Money for tho Pages Of tho Capl
tol-A Division of Profits.

Pocket Money for tho Pages of tho Capi'
tol-A Division of Profits.
For years it has been tho privilege of the
pages in the Capitol to make quite lot OF
Docket money each session collecting auto
graphs The pages of tho senate, for instance,
will collect, the signatures Of all the senators
in an album, turn tho boo; over to some
youngster in the house, who gets the congress
mems names, then to one of tho pages in tho
supreme court for the autographs OF tho JUS
tees, and finally to tho riding pages Of the
senate who arc constantly going between tho
Capitol, tho White House, the several depart
nents and bureaus Of tho governments. Tho
latter gets tho names Of tao president, the
cabinet and other prominent officials.
For such O collection the boy who starts the
boo, has received whatever he could get out
of his customer trusting to his own sharp
ness and the lattors generosity. When hc
gets his money-and SO is the usual price
he settles with tho other pages who have rs
sisted him on such terms Us they are willing
to make. The ordinary terms Of settlement
havc been SIS to tho contractor, s. to tho
house page. 81 to tie boy who gets tho pres-
dent cnd cabinet and 81 to tho youth i'll the
supreme court. But tho example of tho
trade unions has reached the Capitol, and IN
equal division of profits is now demanded by
the boys. A young man said yesterday:
NJ took all album which had been sent me
from tho west to ono Of the senate pages tho
other day and asked him to get tho auto
graphs of the statesmen for me, rs he had
done before. l had formerly paid him $40
for such a job, but he Informed mo that tho
boys had organized union and Ind nd
vanced prices to SIS. He said that tho kids
in the house kicked because the senate boys
were making moro money than they, and had
struck, so it became necessary to organize and
have a. stated card of rates. Don't you scc,'
he said, that people who want autographs
somehow always come to the senate first, and
us fellows have been having n soft thing. Wo
have got S. for getting names of twenty-siS
senators, and have given the kids in the house
only s. for getting 3225 names When they
happen to catch on to n job they get the S.,
of course, and give us 81 for the senator's
autographs, but for every one book they get
we get IL dozen, and they kicked about it. SO
we had to agree to pay them as much as VIC
got ourselves They won't touch book for
less than s.. There was kid in the house
who cut under them and got some names not
long ago for 3d. but when the other boys
found it out they got hold of tho book and
tore out the leaves. They hoyrottcd him,
don't you sce!"-Washingto Cor. New Horl;
Sim
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The Autocrat and tho Prime es-

The Prince of Wales il OF lively tempera-
ment and a very c3AasrfsaT aspect-a young
girl would call him "jolly' rs we'll as nice.
could not help thinking of the story of Mr..
Pope" and his Prince of Wales, us told by
Horace Wo]lpolc: 'Mr. Pope, you don't love
princes" "Sr, beg your pardon" well,
you don't love kings, then" 'Sir, own love
the lion best before his claws are grown.
Certainly, nothing in Prince Albert Edward
suggests auy aggressive weapons or ten
denotes.
. Tho lovely, youthful looking, gracious Alex
anlra, shat always afrable and amiablc Prill-
cess Louise the tall youth who sees the crown
and scepter afar or in his dreams, the slips of
girls so like many school misses VIC left behind
us-all these grand personages, not being Oh
exhibition but Off enjoying themselves, just
Us | was and as other people were, seemed
very much like their fellow mortals. 1t is
really easier to feel at home with the highest
people in the land than with the awkward COM
moner who was knighted yesterday o. w
Holmes in Atlantic.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-17
BRIGHT BITS.


A POET says: Behind the clouds the sun is
shining There is just where we want it to
hine.-Bultimore american.
ADA-why one of your cheeks is red as fire
and the other pale as ghost.
Ellar-fes, Harry was on one side and | was
AFRAID mamma would see us on the other
TO,c7t Topics.
INDIGNANT FATHER-Did you have hand, sir,
in that kissing scrape back in the tunnel?
W Harvard youth travelling with gay party
whose twas-7 darlington Free Press.
1.-THE X. of l.. must be getting ready to paint
things red, " remarked the Judge,
Why asked the Major
They have issued a circular calling for a re-
turn TO cardinal principles. PtttsblCyy Chron-
icJe.
You may lecture on patiently bearing your
And lecture from now till next Christmas;
But the effort is futile, the labor is loss
With maiden whose cross is strabismus.
Washington Critic.
SAM JoHNsING an Austin colored man. has a
mule that balks. After Sam had belabored the
mule for an hour the mule trOtted off all right.
Oar, said Sam confidently to the mule, "dar,
yer see Eff yer would only do what's right we
mout lib tergedder ies like two brudders. Ter
as Siftings.
THRIFT and economy, my son." said the old
man, are the important elements of success in
this world. Together they will accomplish Won
UerS.
Then hope. fnther, responded the young
man earnestly you will practice both for my
sake. N-Neto York san.
''MY DEAD" said he to his lady love, I've
been busy all day; not mauual labor you know
but brain work-which is the hardestSkind. -
Yes, indeed; know it must be for you" and
there was look of tender sympathy in her
eyes which aroused him. She was quite in
earnest. He changed the subject.-Skoe and
Leather Reporter,
BACKWARD, turn backward, 0 Time in thy
flight, give frost again just for to- aight; IN
so weary of weather so hot; the sweat it pro-
duces would fill bright pot; weary of collars
that wilt like rag, weary of toiling away for
the swag. snow storm or blizzard would go
very nice; put me on ice, mother, put me on
ice.-Atchison Globe.
STRANGER (at ticket office window -When does
the next train start westy
Ticket Agent tuninteligible grunt).
is it through train or way trains"
Grunt.
Can you tell me where can find time
tableg"
Grunt.
Young man, I am the new Superintendent of
this road, and am delighted with the evidence
you give of long experience in your post on
Your salary shall be raised at once. '-Onldhd
World
DAN" said contractor to one of his trusted
employees, when you are down seeing about
the lime this morning wish you would mention
TO Dempsey that | would like to have that little
bill paid You needn't press it, YOU know but
just mention to him in an off-hand manner"
Yes, Sorr. ~
Il got the money from Dempsey. sorr" said
Dan on his return.
I'm very glad; you merely alluded to it in an
onhand way, SuppoSe?'
"Yes, sorr; handed him the bill and towld
him if he didn't pay it would let off me hand
and give him a wipe in the jaw that he wouldn't
forget for while, and he paid it at wanst. -
Boston Courier
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-17
Big Stakes at Baccarat.
Fran the Pittsbttrg Commercial GGzet

FTdM the EtttS0bfD commercial GGZeJte.
In an experience meeting of gamblers re
Gently John Pondr, of Philadelphia, said: Ben
Wood, brother of Fernando Wood, is the hero
of the greatest game of faro ever played in
Amer1ca-a game without limit-at which in the
early morning hours, after all night S play, Ben
Wood rose up. after winning from John Nor
risey, in his own gambling house in Twenty
fourth street, S160,000 No wonder John Nor
rissey died poor. / took part in the biggest
baccarat game ever played in this or any other
country had moved to New York. Schuyler
and Jimmy Watson, the latter one of the best
known sports in the State of New York, kept a
baccarat game at II West Twenty-fourth street
New York. The game was just becoming pop
ular in this country. Jimmy Watson had in
vited August Belmont, Lloyd Phoenix, Charles
Keep, myself and one or two Others need not
name, to a swell dinner at his gambling house
And it was dinner. He gave us to understand
that little game might be expected after
dinner and without limit. / got all
the wine ] wanted, and was in bad luck
Six hundred dollars was mutually agreed upon
between us players as the limit for each
turn. played till l O'Clock in the morning
and to my disgust found myself $500 out, and
rose up from the table thinking had enough to
last me all night, and lay down on a sofa in the
front room till Charley Keep woke me up to
take bottle of champagne. | was not too
sleepy to do that. My courage woke up, too;
Keeps father-in-law. was worth S5.0O0.000, and
he himself commanded unlimited cash, as did
every man at that board. Isaid: Charley give
me $1,000 He said, Certainly, and as much
more you want | went at it again with
varying fortune, pausing to hold my breath
with establishment to see Belmont make bet
of S60,0O0 on one turn. Belmont won By 4
o'clock in the morning ut was hot August
night in 1871 was winner of $1,000, besides
my 81 600 debt to Keep and outside of my loss
early in the evening of $4,000. Lloyd PhGnix
won, too We nearly busted Jimmy Watson,
for the entire party took from the bank that
August night 100000. Jimmy Watson had to
mortgage all bis stud of fine race horses and
his Jersey farms, and what has become of them
| know not-but that was great night"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-17
A Taste of High Life.
From. the Detroit Tribune.

Last season my maid of all work asked early
in the spring if she might have the month Of
July. I said yes, not realizing the trouble there
was in getting help" said prominent Detroit
lady. "As could not find a servant decided
TO close the house and go for the month to one
of the fashionable beaches near home. While
watching the bathers the morning aftenI arrived
noticed one, pretty looking girl picturesquely
dressed, who struck me familiarity. AS she
came near me | recognized her as my maid
Julia, Notwithstanding she had changed her
hair from dark brown to pale gold, and spoke
to her. To my surprise she entirely ignored me,
never showing by even the raising of an eye
On returning to the hotel found that she was
registered under the name of friend of mine,
well known society young lady, whose name
she kept during her stop there. Why didn't
She wore better clothes than did, was bright
and pretty, and had gathered around her the
cream of the society there. The probability is
that if had said anything no one would have
believed me-"
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The Indemnity Lands.

The administration intends to carry out
its policy of restoring to the public domain
the unearned indemnity lands. There is no
doubt that this policy is a correct one, and
that it meets with public approval The
order of Secretary Lamar, issued on Mon
day, withdrawing the indemnity lands of
the Atlantic and Pacific railroad and other
roads will open for settlement about 80 000,-
600 of acres, much of which is excellent
land. The Atlantic and Pacific has had
every opportunity to make good any claims
that it may have TO these lands 1t has not
improved its opportunity, although repeat
edly warned that the government would not
respect its claim much longer.
Indemnity lands are not part of rail
roads land grant They are lands with
drawn from the market by executive au-
thority, and the purpose in Withdrawing
them was to have reserve from which to
make good land grant that was found not
to contain as many acres as granted. The
Atlantic and Pacific has not yet earned its
land grant. 1t built its line few miles
into the Indian Territory, and
there stopped. 1t should lose its
land grant as well as its indemnity
lands The government has waited for
years for it to complete its line to the Pa
cific, and as it does not seem disposed to do
to do so it has no right to expect that the
public lands set apart to aid it will con
time to be held for its benefit. There are
thousands of people seeking lands in the
West for homes, and it is unjust and unfair
to permit corporations which refuse to com
ply with their contracts TO keep out of mar
ket for years lands which are so much
needed, and which, if opened to settlement,
would soon be improved.
The great land grant railroad companies
were so accustomed to do as they pleased I'M
der Republican rule that they thought they
could act the same under Democratic rule
They have found out their mistake. The
Guilford Miller case first opened their eyes
to the fact that they could only expect jus
tice, not favoritism, from this admins
tration.